Pierce第三輪賽後訪問
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MODERATOR: Questions for Mary, please.
Q. Pretty good at defending break points today. Do
you think that was the major key to your victory today?
MARY PIERCE: I think today really just counted on
me -- well, not really counted on me. I think the important
thing was just to know and expect a tough match and that
Shinobu is a fighter. Every point she's gonna be there. She
has the type of game that's more challenging for me, that
really takes me out of my comfort zone. I have to do a little
bit different things. Think a little bit more.
So I just tried to really just stay, you know, focused for
every point. And, you know, the first set was a battle.
Just glad that I got to win the first set. It was hot out
there, too, today. Just tried to stay cool on the changeovers,
to really just expect a close match and just play every
point the best that I can.
Q. You did play well on the big points today.
MARY PIERCE: Thank you. I tried to bring my A game
in certain important moments - when I was up 5-4, and
to break her to win the first set, and when I was up 2-1 in
the second set as well.
So those moments I think were really key. I just tried to
really focus extra.
Q. Are you still with Sven?
MARY PIERCE: Yes.
Q. Since you teamed up after the French Open, two fourth
rounds, two Grand Slams. Just wondering, what does Sven
bring to your partnership?
MARY PIERCE: We have a lot of fun. Sven is great. I
mean, we've known each other for a while now. I think
about 12 years.
He knows me really well. You know, he really cares
about me as a person and as a tennis player. He's also,
you know, not afraid to tell me the things that I need to
hear. Sometimes certain coaches are afraid to say things
to the players.
So, you know, he just does a great job. He's just really
professional and organized. We just get along really well.
Q. You seem to be very happy and relaxed at the moment.
Is Sven part of that or is that part of your general life?
MARY PIERCE: Both. I think that, you know, with Sven, like
I said, we have a great relationship that, you know, we can talk
about things. You know, in tennis, for me at least, there's a
balance in my life that when I'm balanced and I feel well, then
usually I play well.
So that's important. You know, just in life in general, I just
always strive for balance, like I said so, you know...
Q. Has your attitude to the sport changed with all the injury
problems you've had over the last couple years. How do you
view it now, in this stage of your career?
MARY PIERCE: Yeah, there's a few things. Like I just want it
more; it means a lot more to me than before. It's kind of funny
when even before I thought it did, it's just different. I appreciate
it more, every day - and the process that it takes and what to go
through and the training and...
You know, I just enjoy it. I just feel like I'm really blessed to have
the life that I have and to be able to do what I do. Like I've said in
the other days, I don't feel like I have a job. Yeah, of course, I
don't like to pack, I don't like to be away from my home and
family and friends and dogs and stuff, but I wouldn't trade it
for anything.
So having injuries and being home and not being able to play
when I really wanted to, just I really missed it. So I'm just happy
to be healthy and being able to compete again.
Q. When you won Australia, was that the best physical condition
you've ever been in? Or at least very close to it?
MARY PIERCE: Well, I was 20, so I was feeling pretty good.
Recovered pretty quickly. Didn't get tired that often.
But I felt like, yeah, I was in pretty good shape. I think in Paris
when I won the French Open I think I was in pretty good
shape, too.
Q. How hard did you have to work to get in that shape?
MARY PIERCE: Both of those times or...?
Q. The French.
MARY PIERCE: The French, yeah, I worked hard. I think the
key during that moment for me was that I just did all the little
things right. I just really made sure all the little things weren't
overlooked. Those things -- especially in the important moments
and at the top, those things make the big difference.
Q. When you talk about the attitude you have after the injuries,
how important would be a win at something like this?
MARY PIERCE: Huge (smiling).
Q. Are you happy without that, or do you need that?
MARY PIERCE: Happy without that? No. Do I need it? No.
Do I want it? Yes...
It's just winning a Grand Slam tournament is amazing. You
know, what motivates me are Grand Slam tournaments. To
win another one, I mean, would just -- I'd probably have a
breakdown on the court or something. It would just be -- it
would just make it that much sweeter, I guess, everything I've
gone through in the last couple of years.
So I try not to -- definitely that's a dream, so, if that happens,
that would be great. If not, I can look back whenever I retire
one day and say, "I had a pretty good career, you know."
Q. You've had a really very unusual career, a lot of incidents
in your career, even from a very early age. Do you see yourself
one day writing an autobiography?
MARY PIERCE: Definitely.
Q. You do?
MARY PIERCE: Uh-hmm.
Q. Will it be a very candid autobiography? Even though it
might be hurtful to some people?
MARY PIERCE: You know, I haven't thought about that so
much. When I do do something like that, I'll think about it.
But I'm the type of person that if I'm gonna do something, I'm
gonna do it all the way and full-out or not do it at all. It would
take a lot of thought because I'm not the only person in my life.
There are also other people involved. So I would have to think
about that.
Q. When you sit down and think about writing an autobiography,
will you say, "If I write it I want to be completely candid and that
could be hurtful to some people you've known over the years."
But on the other hand, if you're going to write one, you want to
make it as honest as possible. Is that a major consideration?
MARY PIERCE: Well, yeah, because I try to live my life that
way. That's one of my principles, is honesty. The truth hurts;
that's a fact. But I think that it can definitely help a lot of people
as well.
Q. Are you keeping a journal?
MARY PIERCE: Yes, I do (smiling).
Q. Are you so far along that you've actually contacted a
publisher about the possibility?
MARY PIERCE: No, no. No, I just know that that's something
I'd like to do. But I haven't even got into the process of that at all.
When I retire, I might do it or something, I don't know.
(This is a partial transcript)
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